Iran national futsal team
The Iran national futsal team represents Iran in international futsal competitions and is controlled by the Futsal Commission of the Iranian Football Federation. According to the Futsal World Ranking, it is ranked 5th in the world, and 1st amongst Asian Football Confederation members.
| Nickname(s) | Team Melli (Persian: تیم ملی ) "The National Team", Cheetahs (Persian: یوزها) (Persian: شیرهای ایرانی) "Iranian Lions" | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | FFIRI | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Vahid Shamsaei | ||
| Captain | Hossein Tayyebi | ||
| Most caps | Ali Asghar Hassanzadeh (297) | ||
| Top scorer | Vahid Shamsaei (392) | ||
| Home stadium | Azadi Indoor Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | IRN | ||
| FIFA ranking | 6 (12 march 2023)[1] | ||
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| First international | |||
 Iran 19–6 Kuwait  (Hong Kong; 2 May 1992[2]) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Iran 36–0 Singapore  (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 7 March 1999) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Brazil 8–1 Iran (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 6 October 2000) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 8 (all non-selective) (First in 1992) | ||
| Best result |  Third Place (2016)
4th place (1992) | ||
| AFC Futsal Asian Cup | |||
| Appearances | 17 (all) (First in 1999) | ||
| Best result |  Champions (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2016, 2018)
 Third Place (2006, 2012) | ||
| WAFF Futsal Championship | |||
| Appearances | 2 (First in 2007) | ||
| Best result | Champions (2007, 2012) | ||
| Confederations Cup | |||
| Appearances | 2 (First in 2009, 2022) | ||
| Best result |  Champions (2009) Runners up (2022) | ||
| Grand Prix de Futsal | |||
| Appearances | 7 (First in 2007) | ||
| Best result |  Runners-up (2007, 2009, 2015)
4th place (2010, 2011) | ||
The Iranian national team is a regular participant of the FIFA Futsal World Cup, reaching third place in 2016, after eliminating the favorites, Brazil, in the round of 16.[3] Iran has won the first Futsal Confederations Cup in 2009, and also reached the second place in the Grand Prix de Futsal, known as Futsal Mini-World Cup, in multiple editions.
Team image
Nicknames
The Iranian national team has received several nicknames from supporters and media. The most common one used to refer the team is "Team Melli", which literally means "The National Team". Also, "Cheetahs" are often used due to the existence of cheetahs in Iran. The picture of a cheetah is on the home kit of Iran helping to support and protect them.[4]
Home stadium
Iran plays the home games at the Azadi Indoor Stadium with a capacity of 6,583 spectators.
A view of Azadi Indoor Stadium
Iran national futsal team plays against Brazil in a friendly match
Results and fixtures
Previous matches
Win Draw Loss
| Date | Venue | Opponent | Competition | Result | Iranian scorers | Match report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | ||||||
| 10 April 2022 | Gazprom Sports Complex, Bishkek |  Maldives |
2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup qualification | 17–0 W | Aghapour 5' - 15', Derakhshani 6', Tayyebi 11' - 25' - 26', Karimi 20', Ahmadabbasi 20' - 20' - 23' - 33' - 33', Kadkhodaei 34' - 35', Yousef 37' - 37', Rafieipour 38' | |
| 11 April 2022 | Gazprom Sports Complex, Bishkek |  Turkmenistan |
2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup qualification | 3–0 W | Tayyebi 12', Ahmadabbasi 20', Baýramdurdyýew 38' (o.g.) | |
| 12 April 2022 | Gazprom Sports Complex, Bishkek |  Kyrgyzstan |
2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup qualification | 8–1 W | Tayyebi 14', Ezzati 14', Rafieipour 30' - 31', Derakhshani 34', Kadkhodaei 36', Abbasi 37', Yousef 40' | |
| 11 September 2022 | Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok |  Finland |
Continental Futsal Championship | 2–1 W | Aghapour, Oladghobad | |
| 13 September 2022 | Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok |  Vietnam |
Continental Futsal Championship | 3–1 W | Javan2, Karimi | |
| 15 September 2022 | Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok |  Thailand |
Continental Futsal Championship | 3–2 W | Derakhshani, Ahmadabbasi, Aghapour | |
| 16 September 2022 | Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok |  Morocco |
Continental Futsal Championship | 3–4 L | Ahmadabbasi, Tayyebi2 | |
| 28 September 2022 | Saad Al Abdullah Hall, Kuwait City |  Indonesia |
2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup | 5–0 W | Ahmadabbasi 2' - 22',Oladghobad 2',Asadshir 9',Tayyebi 24' | Report (AFC) |
| 30 September 2022 | Saad Al Abdullah Hall, Kuwait City | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Chinese Taipei |
2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup | 10–1 W | Bazyar 2',Tayyebi 3' - 16' - 36',Ahmadabbasi 4' - 16' - 18',Aghapour 22',Javan 28',Karimi 35' | Report (AFC) |
| 2 October 2022 | Saad Al Abdullah Hall, Kuwait City |  Lebanon |
2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup | 9–0 W | Aghapour 8' - 32',Tayyebi 17' - 39',Rhyem 17' (o.g.),Oladghobad 19',Jafari 21',Karimi 28',Bazyar 27' | Report (AFC) |
Coaching staff
Current coaching staff
| Head coach | Vahid Shamsaei |
| Assistant coaches | Shahabeddin Sofalmanesh Siamak Dadashi |
| Goalkeeping coach | Asghar Ghahremani |
| Supervisor | Abolfazl Karimian |
| Doctor | Mohammad Hossein Moghaddam |
| Physiotherapist | Meysam Shirzad |
| Masseur | Hamed Masoumi |
| Procurement | Hassan Faraji Ghaleh Shahrokhi |
| Media director | Amir Khosravi |
| Guard | Reza Mobaraki |
Last updated: 2 October 2022
Team
Current squad
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Sina Parkas | 17 August 1992 (aged 30) | Sunich | |
| 2 | GK | Saeid Momeni | 23 November 1992 (aged 29) | Crop | |
| 3 | DF | Mehdi Asadshir | Sunich | ||
| 4 | DF | Alireza Rafieipour | 9 October 1993 (aged 28) | Crop | |
| 5 | MF | Mohammad Hossein Derakhshani | 1 April 1993 (aged 29) | Giti Pasand | |
| 6 | MF | Bahman Jafari | Farsh Ara | ||
| 7 | MF | Mehdi Karimi | 28 January 1997 (aged 25) | Giti Pasand | |
| 8 | MF | Moslem Oladghobad | 29 November 1995 (aged 26) |  Palma | |
| 9 | FW | Saeid Ahmadabbasi | 31 July 1992 (aged 30) | Valdepeñas | |
| 10 | FW | Hossein Tayyebi (captain) | 29 September 1988 (aged 33) | Palma | |
| 11 | FW | Alireza Javan | 2 February 1995 (aged 27) | Crop | |
| 12 | FW | Salar Aghapour | 7 March 2000 (aged 22) | Mes Sungun | |
| 13 | MF | Mohammad Hossein Bazyar | 29 November 2003 (aged 18) | Sanaye Poshtiban | |
| 14 | MF | Hamzeh Kadkhodaei | 2 February 1997 (aged 25) | Mes Sungun |
Previous squads
Iran's first squad in 1992
FIFA Futsal World Cup
AFC Futsal Asian Cup
- 1999 AFC Futsal Championship squads
- 2000 AFC Futsal Championship squads
- 2001 AFC Futsal Championship squads
- 2002 AFC Futsal Championship squads
- 2003 AFC Futsal Championship squads
- 2004 AFC Futsal Championship squads
- 2005 AFC Futsal Championship squads
- 2007 AFC Futsal Championship squads
- 2008 AFC Futsal Championship squads
- 2010 AFC Futsal Championship squads
- 2018 AFC Futsal Championship squads
- 2022 AFC Futsal Championship squads
Notable players
Captains
FIFA Futsal World Cup
| # | Matches as captain (goals) | Player | World Cup played as captain |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 (3) | Mehdi Abtahi | Hong Kong 1992 |
| 2 | 3 (2) | Sadegh Varmazyar | Spain 1996 |
| 3 | 3 (0) | Babak Masoumi | Guatemala 2000 |
| 4 | 3 (2) | Mohammad Reza Heidarian | Chinese Taipei 2004 |
| 5 | 7 (5) | Vahid Shamsaei | Brazil 2008 |
| 6 | 4 (0) | Mohammad Keshavarz | Thailand 2012 |
| 7 | 6 (1) | Mohammad Keshavarz | Colombia 2016 |
| 8 | 5 (3) | Ali Asghar Hassanzadeh | Lithuania 2021 |
| 9 | Uzbekistan 2024 |
AFC Futsal Asian Cup
| # | Matches as captain (goals) | Player | Asian Championship played as captain |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Babak Masoumi | Malaysia 1999 | |
| 2 | Babak Masoumi | Thailand 2000 | |
| 3 | Mohammad Reza Heidarian | Iran 2001 | |
| 4 | Mohammad Reza Heidarian | Indonesia 2002 | |
| 5 | 6 (7) | Mohammad Reza Heidarian | Iran 2003 |
| 6 | 7 (4) | Mohammad Reza Heidarian | Macau 2004 |
| 7 | 9 (3) | Mohammad Reza Heidarian | Vietnam 2005 |
| 8 | Uzbekistan 2006 | ||
| 9 | 6 (1) | Mohammad Reza Heidarian | Japan 2007 |
| 10 | 6 (4) | Mohammad Reza Heidarian | Thailand 2008 |
| 11 | 6 (2) | Mohammad Hashemzadeh | Uzbekistan 2010 |
| 12 | 6 (7) | Vahid Shamsaei | UAE 2012 |
| 13 | 6 (2) | Mohammad Taheri | Vietnam 2014 |
| 14 | 6 (5) | Mohammad Keshavarz | Uzbekistan 2016 |
| 15 | 6 (12) | Ali Asghar Hassanzadeh | Chinese Taipei 2018 |
| 16 | 6 (10) | Hossein Tayyebi | Kuwait 2022 |
| 17 | Thailand 2024 |
Competitive record
- *Denotes draws includes knockout matches decided on penalty shootouts.
**Red border indicates that the tournament was hosted on home soil.
***Gold, silver, bronze backgrounds indicates 1st, 2nd and 3rd finishes respectively. Bold text indicates best finish in tournament.
FIFA Futsal World Cup
| FIFA Futsal World Cup record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA | Dif | Pts | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
 1989 | did not enter | did not enter | |||||||||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 1992 | Fourth Place | 4th | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 30 | +6 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 8 | |
| 1996 | First round | 11th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 8 | |
 2000 | First round | 10th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 3 | Qualified as 2000 Asian Champions | ||||||
 2004 | First round | 11th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 3 | Qualified as 2004 Asian Champions | ||||||
| 2008 | Second round | 5th | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 19 | +5 | 14 | Qualified as 2008 Asian Champions | ||||||
| 2012 | Round of 16 | 10th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 7 | Qualified as 2012 Asian Third Place | ||||||
 2016 | Third Place | 3rd | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 24 | -2 | 9 | Qualified as 2016 Asian Champions | ||||||
 2021 | Quarter-finals | 7th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 17 | +2 | 9 | Nominated by AFC | ||||||
 2024 | to be determined | Qualification via 2024 Asian Cup | |||||||||||||||
| Total | Third Place | 8/9 | 40 | 19 | 6 | 15 | 137 | 133 | +4 | 63 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 16 | |
AFC Futsal Asian Cup
| AFC Futsal Asian Cup record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA | Dif | Pts | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
 1999 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 7 | +83 | 18 | No Qualification | ||||||
| 2000 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 10 | +46 | 18 | |||||||
| 2001 | Champions | 1st | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 13 | +84 | 21 | |||||||
| 2002 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 7 | +54 | 18 | |||||||
| 2003 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 13 | +47 | 18 | |||||||
 2004 | Champions | 1st | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 12 | +69 | 21 | |||||||
| 2005 | Champions | 1st | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 58 | 15 | +43 | 19 | |||||||
| 2006 | Third Place | 3rd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 12 | +34 | 12 | Qualified as 2005 Champions | ||||||
 2007 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 9 | +41 | 18 | Qualified as 2006 Third Place | ||||||
| 2008 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 2 | +46 | 18 | Qualified as 2007 Champions | ||||||
| 2010 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 9 | +48 | 18 | Qualified as 2008 Champions | ||||||
 2012 | Third Place | 3rd | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 9 | +36 | 15 | Qualified as 2010 Champions | ||||||
| 2014 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 8 | +44 | 16 | Qualified as 2012 Third Place | ||||||
| 2016 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 4 | +44 | 18 | Qualified as 2014 Runners-up | ||||||
| 2018 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 6 | +44 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | |
| 2020 | Qualified but tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 2022 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 5 | +34 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | |
| 2024 | qualified | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Total | 12 titles | 16/16 | 99 | 93 | 2 | 4 | 938 | 141 | +797 | 281 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 12 | |
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
| Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games record | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA | Dif | Pts |
| 2005* | Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 3 | +38 | 15 |
| 2007* | Champions | 1st | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 12 | +61 | 21 |
| 2009* | Champions | 1st | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 7 | +57 | 13 |
 2013 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 9 | +34 | 15 |
| 2017 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 11 | +47 | 18 |
| 2024 | to be determined | |||||||||
 2025 | ||||||||||
| Total | 5 titles | 5/5 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 279 | 42 | +237 | 82 |
- * Iran played with U-23 team in this tournament.[5]
Grand Prix de Futsal
| Grand Prix de Futsal record | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA | Dif | Pts |
| 2005 | did not enter | |||||||||
| 2006 | ||||||||||
| 2007 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 17 | +2 | 12 |
| 2008 | did not enter | |||||||||
| 2009 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 13 |
| 2010 | Fourth Place | 4th | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 15 | +9 | 10 |
| 2011 | Fourth Place | 4th | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 13 | +9 | 12 |
| 2013 | Third Place | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 16 | -1 | 7 |
| 2014 | Third Place | 3rd | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 11 | +14 | 9 |
| 2015 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 8 | +15 | 12 |
| 2018 | did not enter | |||||||||
| Total | Runners-up | 7/11 | 38 | 24 | 3 | 11 | 154 | 102 | +52 | 75 |
Futsal Confederations Cup
| Futsal Confederations Cup record | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA | Dif | Pts |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 2009 | Champions | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 12 |
| 2013 | did not enter | |||||||||
| 2014 | did not qualify | |||||||||
| 2022 | Runners-up | 2nd | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 9 |
| Total | 1 title | 2/4 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 12 | +14 | 21 |
West Asian Championship
| West Asian Championship record | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA | Dif | Pts |
| 2007* | Champions | 1st | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 4 | +17 | 9 |
 2009 | did not enter | |||||||||
| 2012 | Champions | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 6 | +34 | 12 |
| 2022–onwards | Not a WAFF member | |||||||||
| Total | 2 titles | 2/4 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 10 | +51 | 21 |
- * Iran played with U-23 team in this tournament.[5]
Central Asian Championship
| Central Asian Championship record | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA | Dif | Pts |
 2023* | Champions | 1st | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 12 |
| Total | 1 title | 1/1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 12 |
- * Iran played with U-23 team in this tournament.[5]
See also
References
- Futsal World Ranking
- اولین تیم رسمی فوتسال ایران (عکس)
- "FIFA Futsal World Cup 2016". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 October 2006.
- "Iran To Restore Asiatic Cheetah Design To World Cup Kit". ifpnews.com. 1 May 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
- "Futsalworldranking.be".
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